2024 Schedule
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Mondays: Wild School 11AM: Chance for parents to gather/talk while kids play.
Rotating hosting family each week. Message Rachelbarker0506@gmail.com to be added to list.
Bi-weekly TBA: We are beginning an "Elders Speak" social group at Lost Creek Senior Independent Living Community.
Every 3rd Thursday/month 12pm: Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib: A time to learn more if U.P. is the right spiritual fit for you.
Come alone/with a friend, or enjoy an hour of companionship for those already attending regularly.
Head up to 2nd floor meeting room. Just drop in!
- January –
Sat. January 6: "Gathering in Nature: A Winter Wonderland" Prayer Service, 11AM St. Ignace Straits Park
Sat. January 20: U.P. Wild Keewenaw Wilderness Walk, 4PM Lake Linden School Forest Cabin & Trails
Sat. January 20: U.P. Wild Delta County 4:30PM, Hosted by Bobbi & Cynthia Address: 9450 25.75th Lane, Rapid River
Sun. January 28: Nature Prayer Service, Morgan Chapel 4PM 201 E Ridge St.
- February -
Sat. February 10 11AM: Valentine Making Party for Room at the Inn, St. Paul's Basement 201 E Ridge St.
Sat. February 17 4PM: U.P. Wild Keewenaw Wilderness Walk Swedetown Trails, directions click here
Sat. February 17 2PM CST: INAUGURAL EVENT! Time in Nature, conversation, hiking, spiritual reflection.
Sun. February 18 2PM: U.P. Wild Delta County "Sound Healing"
Sun. February 25 4PM: Nature Prayer Service: Making Gratitude Jars, Morgan Chapel 201 E Ridge St.
- March -
Sat. March 16 4PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk St. Patrick's Day Celebration & Potluck Dinner, Marsin Nature Retreat, directions click here
Thrs. March 21 Noon: Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Sun. March 24 Service begins at 3PM: Pine Sunday Outdoor Bonfire Service, Honalee Retreat Center
Fri. March 29 4PM: MQT Outdoor Stations of the Cross, Park Cemetery Fit Strip Trail
Sun. March 31: Easter No Nature Prayer Service
- April -
Sat. April 13 12:15PM: MQT Movie Day @ Thomas Theaters, "Philadelphia Eleven"
Thrs. April 18 Noon: MQT Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Thrs. April 18 7PM: Interfaith Water Stewards Event, Messiah Lutheran
Introducing an initiative to help protect and ensure good quality drinking water in our area.
Sat. April 20 10AM: MQT Earth Day Service Project : Volunteering with Partridge Creek Farm!
Sun. April 21 4PM: U.P. Wild Keewenaw Wilderness Walk, Boston Pond Nature Center: Directions here
Sun. April 21 3PM: U.P. Wild Delta County "Spring to New Life: Diversity in our Midst", Dutch Mill Rapid River
Sun. April 28 4PM: MQT Nature Prayer Service, Morgan Chapel 201 E Ridge St.
- May -
Sat. May 4 9AM: "Dash for Trash" a service project in partnership with the Big Bay Stewardship Council.
May 11-19: Sowing Seeds Wilderness Walks across the UP:
Full Details & Directions for each hike are HERE
Wakefield: Sat. May 11 10:00am All Saints Lutheran Church
Marquette: Sat. May 11 11:00am Eagles Nest Community Forest Trail
Paradise: Sat. May 11 12:00pm Upper Tahquamenon Falls
Crystal Falls: Wed. May 15 7:00am CST Fortune Lake Camp
Minocqua, WI: Sat. May 18 3:30pm CST Ascension Lutheran Church
Porterfield, WI: Sun. May 19 3:00pm CST Wickman Family Farm
Rapid River: Sun. May 19 2:00pm Rapid River Ski Trails
Hancock: Sun. May 19 4:00pm: Porvoo Park
Thrs. May 16 Noon: MQT Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Sun. May 26 4PM: MQT Nature Prayer Service, Presque Isle Gazebo w/ Forest Bathing
- June -
Sat. June 8 10-3PM: Visioning & Dreaming Together U.P. Wild into the Future, Registration Required MQT (lunch provided)
Sun. June 9 4PM: U.P. Wild St. Ignace Nature Prayer Service, Museum of Ojibwa Culture, 500 N State St, St Ignace
Sat. June 15: Interfaith Water Stewards Planting Cedar Trees at Teaching Family Homes
Meet at Messiah Lutheran Church 9AM & carpool to site. Bring work gloves & water.
Wed. June 19 7PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk, Gratiot River County Park, Allouez, MI, Directions HERE
Thrs. June 20 Noon: MQT Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Sat. June 22: 2PM MQT Wild Walk, Wetmore Landing Trailhead
Sun. June 30 4PM: MQT Nature Prayer Service, Presque Isle Gazebo. We will be offering Terra Divina which consists of step one is lectio (reading the landscape), step two is meditatio (meditate on wonder), step three is oratio (prayer or yearning), step four is contemplatio (contemplation or presence).
- July -
Wed. July 10 6-9PM: Celebrating the protection of our wild areas including stopping the Space Rocket Launch Site on our gathering sites for U.P. Wild.
Sat. July 13 : Worship in the Wild Hike, Northern WI
Sun. July 14 10AM: Wilderness Walk with habitat litany for this unique bioregion in the mining caving grounds.
Wed. July 17 7PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk, Houghton Township Square Park in Eagle River, MI
Thrs. July 18 Noon: MQT Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Sat. July 20 10:30AM: MQT Kid’s Blueberry Foraging Adventure. We will provide a snack & nature walk bingo cards. Blueberry Ridge.
Sun. July 28 4PM: MQT Nature Prayer Service, Presque Isle Gazebo w/ Wander & Ponder & Passing the Tea Cup
- August -
Thrs. Aug. 1 3:30PM: Rock Painting for all ages! Bring a rock with you or one will be provided.
We will have all art supplies & assistance from our artists. Picnic Rocks Park off Lakeshore Blvd.
Aug. 12-13: U.P. Wild Retreat: Training & Nurturing Leadership for Branches, Fortune Lake
Wed. Aug. 14 7PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk. Meeting at Quincy Mine Hoist parking lot, located inside Keweenaw National Historical Park.
We will stop to appreciate the amazing vistas of the copper country from the trail as we walk to the boiler house for contemplation.
Thrs. Aug. 15 Noon: MQT Wild Coffee Hour at The Crib, upstairs room- drop in and learn more!
Sat. Aug. 17 9-12PM: Interfaith Waterstewards planting 100 cedar trees @ Cherry Creek. Meet at Messiah 8:45am.
Sun. Aug. 25 4PM: MQT Nature Prayer Service, Presque Isle Gazebo 4PM w/ Tea
Sat. Aug. 31 1PM: MQT Wilderness Adventure: Kayaking & Passing Peace on Bass Lake
- September -
Sun. Sept. 8 4PM: MQT Wilderness Walk: Sacred Pacing on the Perrenial Path, Harvey, MI / contact for address
Tues. Sept. 10 6:30PM: Wings Over Water film, Presented by Friends of Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Pine Performance Center in Curtis, MI
Thrs. Sept. 12 5PM: Blessing of the Monarchs 4th Annual, U.P. Wild Delta County, Stonington Peninsula Light House
Sept. 16-18: Living Waters Cooperative "Reimagining Church & Community", Minneapolis, MN.
Thrs. Sept. 19 Noon: Coffee @ The Crib - Open discussion/sharing topic is "The Cloud of Witnesses; words of encouragement from the Saints"
Sun. Sept. 22 4PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk for World Peace, Nara Nature Center (Houghton)
Sept. 27-28: MSTYC Retreat. Br. Thomas will walk with us through personal & communal spiritual discernment. Garden, MI.
Sun. Sept. 29: Nature Prayer Service, "When Geese Come to Wild Church: Who is in our Congregation?" Presque Isle Pavilion Outdoors 4PM
- October -
Sun. October 6 2PM: U.P. Wild Eastern is hosting a Nature Prayer Service at the Botanical Gardens in De Tour, MI.
Sat. October 12 10AM: Seney Wildlife Refuge Walk for the Wild 2024! Accessible for strollers/wheelchairs. Germfask, MI.
Thrs. October 17 Noon: Coffee & Conversation @ The Crib MQT. Open to anyone wanting to learn more.
Sun. October 19 3PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Wilderness Walk, Boston Pond Nature Area
Sun. October 20 3PM: U.P. Wild Delta County's Nature Prayer Gathering, Rapid River Pow Wow Grounds
Sun. October 27 4PM: Nature Prayer Service MQT, "The Bible is an Outdoor Book? Reading Scripture in Nature" Presque Isle Pavilion
- November -
Sat. Nov. 9 10:30AM: MQT Wilderness Walk, "The Link b/w Grief & Gratitude" Mnt. MQT off Cliff Powers Rd.
Thrs. Nov. 21 Noon: Coffee & Conversation @ The Crib MQT. Open to anyone wanting to learn more. No agenda.
Sun. November 24 4PM: Nature Prayer Service "Enacting Change; Affirming Creativity" w/ guest Kristi Hinz of Marquette Hope , St. Pauls Chapel
- December -
Sun. December 8 3PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Nature Prayer Service in the Chapel of St. Matthew, Hancock, MI
Sat. December 14 5-8PM: MQT Full Moon Wilderness Walk + Potluck Party (more details coming)
Thrs. December 19 Noon: Coffee & Conversation @ The Crib. Open to anyone wanting to learn more.
Tues. December 31: Centering into 2025 Zoom 8PM
January 19, 2025, 3PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Nature Prayer Service, Chapel of St. Matthew (Hancock)
January 26, 2025 4PM: Nature Prayer Service MQT, Blueberry Ridge Lot 2 Warming Hut (Gwinn)
February 16, 2025, 3PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Nature Prayer Service, Chapel of St. Matthew (Hancock)
March 16, 2025, 3PM: U.P. Wild Keweenaw Nature Prayer Service, Chapel of St. Matthew (Hancock)
